What should the elderly eat during the winter if they are afraid of the cold?

　　In the cold winter, elderly If you choose some foods that nourish qi and yang in your diet, your metabolism can be accelerated, your secretion function can be enhanced, and you can effectively improve your chills.

　　meat:

　　Among the meats, dog meat, mutton, beef, rooster meat, duck meat, crucian carp meat, octopus meat, and grass carp meat have the best cold-keeping effect. They are rich in protein, carbohydrates and fat, produce a lot of heat, are beneficial to the kidneys and strengthen yang, warm the middle and lower limbs, replenish qi and generate blood.

　　Rhizome:

　　According to research, the elderly's fear of cold is related to the lack of inorganic salts in the body. Carrots, potatoes, green vegetables, Chinese cabbage, lotus root, cauliflower, scallions, potatoes and other root vegetables contain a large amount of minerals, and they can be mixed with meat to keep out the cold.

　　Iron-containing foods:

　　iron deficiency anemia The elderly are easily afraid of cold, so they should eat more iron-containing foods, such as animal blood, egg yolk, donkey meat, pork liver, beef kidney, sheep tongue, soybeans, sesame, yuba, black fungus, etc.

　　Foods containing iodine:

　　The human body's thyroid gland can secrete a hormone called thyroxine, which has a thermogenic effect, and thyroxine is composed of iodine and tyrosine. Tyrosine can be "produced" by the body, but iodine must be supplemented by the outside world. Foods such as kelp, seaweed, shellfish, oysters, sardines, spinach, fish and shrimp are rich in iodine, so you may choose to eat them.